Product and service descriptions are useful when people are shopping, but you can also write some information that tells visitors more. Why is one product more popular than another? Why has a particular product become your best seller? Write details.

This 2-day instructor-led class is designed for the Site Owner / "power user" of a SharePoint site or site collection who needs to know how to create sites and lists, manage user access and customize lists and web part pages.

Audience

This class is designed for the owner of a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 site or site collection who needs to know how to create and customize sites and lists, manage user access and customize lists and web part pages.

After completing this course, students will be able to:Use and Customize Lists and LibrariesCreate InfoPath Forms LibrariesCreate Basic and Web Part Web PagesAdd and Customize Web PartsCustomize Sites and WorkspacesManage Users and Groups access / securityMonitor Site Activity

Prerequisites

Students should have a working knowledge of SharePoint 2007 and know how to navigate a SharePoint site and SharePoint lists.

Course Outline

Module 1: The Role of the Site Owner

This module explains the role of the Site Owner / Site Collection Administrator and offers a review of core SharePoint topic.

Lessons

Role of the Site OwnerSite Owner related menus and options

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the role of the Site Owner / Site Administrator Indentify menus and options used by the Site Owner

Module 2: SharePoint Review

In this module we will take a brief guided tour of SharePoint from the point of view of the end-user as a review of SharePoint 2007 features and to discover a few features you may have not have found on your own.As a site owner or power user you need to have strong end-user skills. This is your chance to “fill in the gaps” before getting into site and list customization.

Lessons

SharePoint Review: Your instructor will guide you through a quick hands-on exploration of SharePoint and review any of these features you would like to learn more about: libraries, lists, adding content, uploading content, folders, alerts, recycle bin, templates and search.

Lab : Test your basic SharePoint end-user skills

Create a subsiteCreate libraries and add folders and contentExplore search optionsAdd a WikiWork with the calendar

After completing this module, students will have:

Reviewed and expanded their end user SharePoint skills

Module 3: Using and Customizing Lists

In this module you will see how to customize lists and libraries. All lists, from link lists to document libraries, have a common set of features. These include general settings such as title and description, user access permissions, custom columns and custom views.

In this module you will see how to create and use Forms libraries. Forms Libraries are SharePoint libraries based on an InfoPath form template. InfoPath is a client application installed on the user’s PC and is used both to design forms and fill out forms. MOSS Enterprise includes a backend InfoPath server (InfoPath Forms Server) that can deliver forms to users via a browser.

Lessons

Creating a Forms LibraryPublishing an InfoPath form to a library

Lab : Creating Forms Libraries

Create a simple InfoPath formPublish the form to a new library

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a basic InfoPath formPublish the form to a SharePoint library

Module 5: Creating Web Pages

In this module you will see how to create and use Basic Pages and Web Part Pages. Often you will need to create a page within a SharePoint site that does not need any SharePoint features such as web parts or lists. Basic Web Pages as easy to create, are treated the same as any other document and are stored in a document library. In addition to a site's home page you can use web parts on pages you create.